Sign Face Replacement Ashton-under-Lyne

Why so many Ashton signs need new faces

Takeaways and shops trading late keep their lightboxes on for long hours, and the faces take years of sun during the day as well. Older acrylic goes brittle and cracks, especially around the fixing points, and printed colours fade unevenly. A sign that is half faded tells passers-by the business is not looking after its frontage.

Taking over a unit near the market or on one of the main roads often means inheriting a working sign box with someone else’s name on it. Replacing the face is the quickest way to make it yours. Our sign face replacement Manchester page has more background.

Measuring up in Ashton

We need the exact size of the frame and the way the face is held in. Many signs can be measured from photos with a tape in shot, but projecting signs and anything high up are better measured in person. Ashton-under-Lyne is roughly 25 to 30 minutes from our office in Cheetham Hill, depending on traffic.

Our approach

What is included in a shop sign job?

• New faces in acrylic, polycarbonate or flex
• Printed or cut vinyl for flat fascias
• Artwork set up or updated
• Fitting, including signs at height
• Old faces taken away

Takeaways and late-opening shops

For a business that is lit up in the evening, the face has to look right both ways: in daylight, when it is seen as a printed panel, and at night, when light comes through it. Colours behave differently when lit, so we use inks and materials made for illuminated signs and check dark colours carefully, because a deep red or navy can look almost black when backlit if the wrong material is used.

Polycarbonate is worth considering for signs within reach of the pavement, because it copes with knocks far better than acrylic. For higher signs acrylic is usually fine and keeps its colour well.

We do not touch the wiring. If your tubes or LEDs have failed, a qualified electrician needs to fix them, and we can fit the new face once they are done. For new signs, see illuminated signs and LED signs, or the shop signs Ashton-under-Lyne page.

Flat fascias without lighting can usually be refreshed with new vinyl. We strip the old lettering, clean off its glue and apply new cut or printed vinyl over the sound panel, which changes the frontage in a few hours. If the panel is dented or coming away from the wall, we will say so and suggest a new fascia instead.

What do customers ask before ordering?

Sign faces for Droylsden, Hyde and Oldham

We also replace sign faces in Droylsden, Hyde and Oldham. See the Ashton-under-Lyne print and signage page for everything else.

Send a photo of your sign by WhatsApp to 07737 902425, call us on 0161 315 1151 or use our quote form for a price.